Category: Racial Justice

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/05/21/1252701335/caregiving-black-men-dementia-stress

Black men are a hidden segment of caregivers. It’s stressful but rewarding, too

https://kuchenga.com/about

Kuchenga Shenjé is a writer, journalist and speaker with work on many media platforms including Stylist, British Vogue and Netflix. 

https://www.npr.org/2024/05/06/1247879607/alabama-i20-unions-uaw-mercedes-amazon-south-right-to-work

Are workers in the Deep South fed up enough to unionize? We’re about to find out

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/11/us/rutgers-phd-student-dissertation-birth/index.html

Rutgers PhD student delivers dissertation hours after giving birth

https://www.npr.org/2024/05/14/1251470402/maryland-senate-race-hogan-alsobrooks-trone

Maryland Democrats pick Angela Alsobrooks to take on Hogan for open U.S. Senate seat

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_John_Rogers

Christopher John Rogers is an American fashion designer, born and raised in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and currently based in Brooklyn, New York. Rogers debuted his first collection in fall 2018 at age 24, and in 2019 received the top prize at the 16th CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund.^[1]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candace_Parker

Candace Nicole Parker (born April 19, 1986) nicknamed “Ace” ,^[1] is an American former professional basketball player. Widely regarded as one of the greatest WNBA players of all time,^[2][3] she was selected as the first overall pick in the 2008 WNBA draft by the Los Angeles Sparks.^[4] She spent 13 seasons on the Sparks, two seasons with the Chicago Sky, and one season with the Las Vegas Aces, winning a championship with each team.

https://www.cadencenewyork.com/ourstory

Yamil Comrie’s journey in the world of gastronomy commenced at the tender age of 13 when he took his first strides at an establishment named Greene Street.

https://www.scoolinary.com/author/shenarri-freeman

Chef Shenarri Freeman, aka “Shenarri Greens,” is the Executive Chef of Cadence, a plant-based restaurant with Southern soul in New York’s East Village. At Cadence, Chef Shenarri, a James Beard Award semifinalist in 2022 and 2023, taps into her Virginia upbringing and vegan ethos, and spotlights Southern foodways through the lens of health and sustainability. Many of Chef Shenarri’s signature dishes have roots in the foods she enjoyed at home with her family, all reimagined in plant-based form.